Flintlock Pistol

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Flintlock Pistol

c. 1685

Locks made by Diomede Adventi (Italian (active Brescia), c. 1680–c. 1730) Barrel made by Lazarino Cominazzo III (Italian (Brescia), died 1696)

Lockmaker's mark of Diomede Adventi (Italian, active Brescia c. 1680 - c. 1730). Barrelmaker's mark of Lazarino Cominazzo III, Italian (Brescia), died 1696.

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Object Details

Titles:

Flintlock Pistol

Date:

c. 1685

Artists:

Locks made by Diomede Adventi (Italian (active Brescia), c. 1680–c. 1730) Barrel made by Lazarino Cominazzo III (Italian (Brescia), died 1696)

Medium:

Carved walnut (Stock); engraved and chiseled steel (Lock); engraved steel (Barrel); engraved and pierced steel (Mounts)

Dimensions:

5 3/8 × 2 1/16 × 19 1/16 inches, 2 lb. (13.7 × 5.3 × 48.4 cm, 889g) Caliber: 14 millimeters (1/16 inches) Width (lockplate to counter plate): 1 9/16 inches (4 cm) Length (of barrel without tang): 12 1/2 inches (31.7 cm) Weight (of barrel): 0.8 lb. (358g)

Classification:

Arms and Armor

Credit Line:

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

Accession Number:

1977-167-824

Geography:

Made in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

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